| 释义 |
loadberry Shetland dial.|ˈləʊdbərɪ|
Also lodberry.
[Cogn. w. Norw. dial. ladberg, ON. hlaðberg a lading-rock, a natural quay or pier.]
A flat rock forming a natural landing-place; spec. a small enclosed landing-place for the unloading of boats.
1764in W. R. Mackintosh Glimpses Kirkwall (1887) 173 The said loadberry or north east part of the Ness of Quanterness. 1871Black's Picturesque Tourist of Scotl. (ed. 19) 596 Lerwick is now before us, a great portion of the houses lining the shore, and standing in the sea, with loadberrys and piers attached. 1950Menzies' Guide to Shetland 10 The most interesting feature of this part of the town [sc. Lerwick] is the series of lodberries, or enclosed courtyards with wooden doors surmounting steps down to the water. 1975Country Life 13 Feb. 367/1 Many of these houses had their own slipways with stores or lodberrys. |